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and russia, which wanted him released back to moscow. bout and the russians managed to delay his extradition to america for more than 2 1/2 years. but on november 16, 2010, after a sting that played out on three continents, the d.e.a. finally got their man. when bout rode under tight security in a convoy to jail in manhattan, riding right along with him was louis milione. this is the "lord of war," the "merchant of death." >> right. >> and you've got him in your hands. >> right, he's in custody. it's a great feeling. it's an absolutely great feeling. >> bout's trial in new york was swift: only three weeks. the jury convicted him of conspiracy to sell weapons to men he believed were colombian terrorists intent on killing americans. in april of 2012, viktor bout was sentenced to 25 years in prison. [ticking] coming up next: what espionage looks like. >> let you take the money. >> oh, oh. are you sure that that's okay? >> yeah, yeah, fine. >> you're sure? >> stealing america's secrets, when 60 minutes on cnbc returns. [ticking] [ whirring ]
and russia, which wanted him released back to moscow. bout and the russians managed to delay his extradition to america for more than 2 1/2 years. but on november 16, 2010, after a sting that played out on three continents, the d.e.a. finally got their man. when bout rode under tight security in a convoy to jail in manhattan, riding right along with him was louis milione. this is the "lord of war," the "merchant of death." >> right. >> and you've got him in your...
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at the same time we'll engage russia to seek further reductions in our nuclear arsenals and continue leading the global effort to secure nuclear materials that could fall into the wrong hands. because our ability to influence others depends on our willing ness to lead and meet our obligations. america must also face the rapidly growing threat from cyber attacks. now, we know hackers steal people's identities and infiltrate private e-mails. we know foreign countries and companies swipe our corporate secrets. now our enemies are seeking the ability to sabotage our financial institutions, our air traffic control systems. we cannot look back years from now and wonder why we did nothing in the face of real threats to our security and 0 our economy. that's why earlier today i signed a new executive order that will strengthen defenses by increasing information sharing and developing standards to protect our national security, our jobs and our privacy. but now congress must act as well. by passing legislation to give our government a greater capacity to secure our networks and deter attacks.
at the same time we'll engage russia to seek further reductions in our nuclear arsenals and continue leading the global effort to secure nuclear materials that could fall into the wrong hands. because our ability to influence others depends on our willing ness to lead and meet our obligations. america must also face the rapidly growing threat from cyber attacks. now, we know hackers steal people's identities and infiltrate private e-mails. we know foreign countries and companies swipe our...
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the one that exploded over russia was not large enough to disrupt civilization. they're dangerous and they can kill, but the fact that we can't track them is not as bad as not being able to track the big ones that could really destroy us. once you know where they are, your next question would be, perhaps, do we have a plan to do something about it and the answer is no. it's all just on paper how to do it. >> what would be the plan? some kind of military, you should shoot a missile to shatter it in outspace? >> that's the macho solution. you pull one of the missiles out of the silo that have been sitting there doing nothing since the cold war and you blow the sucker out of the sky. the problem is here in america we're really good at blowing stuff up and less good at knowing where the pieces land. >> that's a metaphor for america. >> you take that where you want. you, people who have studied the problem, generally, i'm in this camp, see that a deflection scenario is more sound and more controllable. so, if this is the asteroid and sort of headed towards us, you sen
the one that exploded over russia was not large enough to disrupt civilization. they're dangerous and they can kill, but the fact that we can't track them is not as bad as not being able to track the big ones that could really destroy us. once you know where they are, your next question would be, perhaps, do we have a plan to do something about it and the answer is no. it's all just on paper how to do it. >> what would be the plan? some kind of military, you should shoot a missile to...
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across southern russia, it's cleanup day today, the biggest thing is the broken glass and the damaged buildings. 4,000 buildings were damaged. watch and listen. this video is from a high school student when, took it when the meteor created a sonic boom. it radiated over 80,000 square miling. 1,000 people were hurt mostly by flying gas. jesse jackson jr. has been charged with misusing $750,000 in campaign funds. he bought personal items. including michael jackson items. and bruce lee items. it will be up to a judge if he will serve any prison time. by now you have probably heard stories from the carnival ship. fights over food, and sleepless nights. but for two passengers this cruise was about more than getting away from it all. this is about much, much more. they boarded the ship to say farewell, scattering the ashes of a long-time friend who died recently from cancer. for them, this was going to be a hard trip no matter what. and it became worse than anyone could have imagined. we will speak with one of the women here in a moment on cnn, first, we will see where the investigation int
across southern russia, it's cleanup day today, the biggest thing is the broken glass and the damaged buildings. 4,000 buildings were damaged. watch and listen. this video is from a high school student when, took it when the meteor created a sonic boom. it radiated over 80,000 square miling. 1,000 people were hurt mostly by flying gas. jesse jackson jr. has been charged with misusing $750,000 in campaign funds. he bought personal items. including michael jackson items. and bruce lee items. it...
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a meteor exploding over russia. the russian interior ministry said 1,000 people suffered injuries, mostly from broken glass. scientists were rehashing what happened even as they kept their eye on another cosmic event, an asteroid passing only about 17,000 miles from earth, closer than our weather and tv satellites in space. melissa is a scientist at the university of maryland where they keep a database of asteroids and comics that could pose a problem for earth. >> we want to get an idea of how many objects are out there and each size of the objects out there and we're finding that the really big ones are rare which is great but the small ones are more common like what passed over russia. >> doing something about it is the tricky part. in theory, nasa would be able to knock a threatening incoming asteroid off orbit so it misses earth but there's very little precedent for that. the only thing that comes close was a 2005 mission where nasa steered a probe about the size of a coffee table into an oncoming comic. that w
a meteor exploding over russia. the russian interior ministry said 1,000 people suffered injuries, mostly from broken glass. scientists were rehashing what happened even as they kept their eye on another cosmic event, an asteroid passing only about 17,000 miles from earth, closer than our weather and tv satellites in space. melissa is a scientist at the university of maryland where they keep a database of asteroids and comics that could pose a problem for earth. >> we want to get an idea...
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., france, britain, russia, china. since last round of talks last june, iran's uranium enrichment program has expanded violating u.n. resolutions. >> iran's claiming its program is for civilian use only, energy and such things but western leaders fear iran is building a nuclear bomb. >>> canada, a group of scientists is now calling for food to be dna tested to make sure these things, products, are what they say they really are. >> now paula newton will report test willing keep horse meat from ending up in beef products and other types of food fraud. >> reporter: with all of the new food scares i bet you're wondering if there's any way to know for sure exactly what you're eating and what you're giving your family. so we've come here to canada, the university, in the biodiversity institute of ontario. chris wheeland is here. you used to be doing this for crime scenes. what we're starting with are ikea meatballs. >> all we really need is a 1 millimeter piece. >> reporter: a scrap of food, that's all it takes to screen and
., france, britain, russia, china. since last round of talks last june, iran's uranium enrichment program has expanded violating u.n. resolutions. >> iran's claiming its program is for civilian use only, energy and such things but western leaders fear iran is building a nuclear bomb. >>> canada, a group of scientists is now calling for food to be dna tested to make sure these things, products, are what they say they really are. >> now paula newton will report test willing...
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. >>> and now to russia where the hunt is onto find valuable pieces of a meteor that exploded overhead. scientists have found dozens of rocks around a frozen lake they say are parts o it have meteor. the big prize is the largest chunk that is supposedly at the bottom of the lake. the officials say they may have to wait until spring, until the thaw happens, until they can find that. transit fares! as in the 37 billion transit fares we help collect each year. no? oh, right. you're thinking of the 1.6 million daily customer care interactions xerox handles. or the 900 million health insurance claims we process. so, it's no surprise to you that companies depend on today's xerox for services that simplify how work gets done. which is...pretty much what we've always stood for. with xerox, you're ready for real business. which is...pretty much what we've always stood for. progressive direct and other car insurance companies? yes. but you're progressive, and they're them. yes. but they're here. yes. are you...? there? yes. no. are you them? i'm me. but those rates are for... them. so them are h
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., the uk and russia. while pistorius is in court on tuesday for a bail hearing, reeva's family says they'll be a memorial service for her as producers of her reality show released this farewell message from her, meant to be to the cast, but which now becomes her last words, her last good-bye. >> i take with me so many amazing memories and things that are in here and in here that i'll treasure forever. i'm going to miss you all so much. i love you very, very much. >> what a sad story that is. robyn kurnow reporting for us. we'll have more on that later here in "the situation room" as well. other news we're following including some painful budget cuts that will be felt by all of us. they're not only days away, they could affect you in some unexpected ways. plus, senator john mccain is alleging a massive cover-up on the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. >> so it's the state department's fault? who would you blame? who is responsible then? i've always had to keep my eye on her... but, i
., the uk and russia. while pistorius is in court on tuesday for a bail hearing, reeva's family says they'll be a memorial service for her as producers of her reality show released this farewell message from her, meant to be to the cast, but which now becomes her last words, her last good-bye. >> i take with me so many amazing memories and things that are in here and in here that i'll treasure forever. i'm going to miss you all so much. i love you very, very much. >> what a sad...
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wouldn't be here if this country wasn't welcoming to my grandparents who fled religious persecution in russia so there is that and the compassion for the families that are here who frankly many of whom have become part of the fabric of this country. >> reporter: when it comes to controversial policy changes he won't go there. senator rubio supports a path to citizenship as well as border security is addressed first. do you support that? >> again, i want to see where the talks in the house and the senate lead. >> reporter: in fact, cantor's new push turns out to be long on new compassionate rhetoric and short on new specific policy proposals though he did open the door a bit to strengthening background checks on guns. >> i am for making sure we increase the quality of information in the database in existence already. >> cantor is trying to rebrand by reworking gop rhetoric. has the language or the message of your party over the past couple of years in all candor turned some voters off? >> i'm a father. i'm a husband. i have to deal with struggles just like a lot of parents have to, right? >> r
wouldn't be here if this country wasn't welcoming to my grandparents who fled religious persecution in russia so there is that and the compassion for the families that are here who frankly many of whom have become part of the fabric of this country. >> reporter: when it comes to controversial policy changes he won't go there. senator rubio supports a path to citizenship as well as border security is addressed first. do you support that? >> again, i want to see where the talks in the...
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there will be olympics next year in russia. >> she is so unbelievably good. >> sorry? >> she's so unbelievably talented. >> yes. and the other point that needs made is this was a very, very difficult season for her. she won her fourth world cup overall title last year, just ran away with it, almost broke the world cup record for points in a season, was the most dominant racer on the women's world cup. this year she expected to have a season like that but she got food poisoning early in this season. she missed a couple weeks of training. she tried to come back, won a couple of races, but found that her strengths and her energy was totally depleted, because of this illness, they put her in the hospital for a couple days. she took three weeks off from the world cup to go back into training and get her strength back. she basically wrote off the possibility of winning the world cup overall this year because of the way she was racing and because of the races she missed, but was hoping to sort of save her season with a big performance at the world championships going on now,
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least a decade, there has been suspicion of hacking attempts coming from china, not only china, from russia, from other part of the world, too. i think this latest report last week was significant in having more concrete evidence never before of specifically chinese military involvement here. that building in shanghai which i've seen too is where the "new york times" was reporting on this mandian report, so there is harder evidence than before. however, i think the important threat for people to bear in mind is less the sort of nightmare scenario of disabling the power grid than the ongoing theft of commercial secrets. i think that's really what americans are most concerned about, what the president was alluding to. >> so you mentioned a couple times there evidence. what kind of evidence? >> there was a team that was able to trace all the -- was able to sort of backtrack the source of a lot of assaults it had found on u.s. e-mail accounts, corporate accounts and government accounts, and it found they all were i.p. addresses within one very small area of shanghai that also happened to be the
least a decade, there has been suspicion of hacking attempts coming from china, not only china, from russia, from other part of the world, too. i think this latest report last week was significant in having more concrete evidence never before of specifically chinese military involvement here. that building in shanghai which i've seen too is where the "new york times" was reporting on this mandian report, so there is harder evidence than before. however, i think the important threat...
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russia denies the charge. the jets were near islands disputed since world war ii and it's the second dispute for japan after accusing china of putting a radar lock on one of its vessels in the east china sea. we reported on that yesterday. >> we'll see what happens on the third day tomorrow. thank you for that report. >>> we're looking into some mysterious court hearings involving one of washington's most notorious murder cases. up next, why there's so much secrecy involving the new developments in the killing of the young intern chandra levy. so...how'd it go? well, dad, i spent my childhood living with monks learning the art of dealmaking. you've mastered monkey-style kung fu? no. priceline is different now. you don't even have to bid. master hahn taught you all that? oh, and he says to say (translated from cantonese) "you still owe him five bucks." your accent needs a little work. plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for men's health concerns as we a
russia denies the charge. the jets were near islands disputed since world war ii and it's the second dispute for japan after accusing china of putting a radar lock on one of its vessels in the east china sea. we reported on that yesterday. >> we'll see what happens on the third day tomorrow. thank you for that report. >>> we're looking into some mysterious court hearings involving one of washington's most notorious murder cases. up next, why there's so much secrecy involving the...
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even more importantly she'll be back for the winter olympics, which takes place this time next year in russia. >> and just quickly, you interviewed her recently, how did she feel going into the season? >> reporter: she was full of enthusiasm going into the season. she was looking to defend her overall world cup title, maintain her status as the world number one skier, but, brooke, she's had a disastrous year. she was hospitalized in november, apparently suffering from depression, had to take a month out just recently and now this. so it is not really been what she hoped for and when i spoke to her, you know, i think she is the first person to be completely disappointed by this season, but also she -- what struck me when i did speak to her is how determined she was to fight back and i have no doubt we'll seat world number one back on the world stage in good time. >> she needs that fighting about her as she recovers here from the torn ligaments. christina mcfarland, thank you, in london. >>> now, an asteroid half the size of a football field, nice graphic, half the size of a football field, hur
even more importantly she'll be back for the winter olympics, which takes place this time next year in russia. >> and just quickly, you interviewed her recently, how did she feel going into the season? >> reporter: she was full of enthusiasm going into the season. she was looking to defend her overall world cup title, maintain her status as the world number one skier, but, brooke, she's had a disastrous year. she was hospitalized in november, apparently suffering from depression,...
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of state kerry seems intent on avoiding diplomatic disasters, especially in his first meeting with russia. >> we want to reset -- >> reporter: like his predecessor infamous misspelled reset button. >> we worked hard to get the right russian word. >> you got it wrong. >> reporter: kerry's photo op of the russian foreign minister was over in a minute. they seemed eager to get down to business. but when the cameras left kerry and sergei spent two hours together nearly half of which was devoted syria. >>> let's see if anything positive emerged from that meeting. we'll stay in touch with jill dougherty. let's get back to our top story. three days left to see if those forced spending cuts, $85 billion over the next seven months go into effect. our chief political analyst has been talking to senior administration officials. is there any progress being made at all to avert those cuts between now and friday? >> sure doesn't seem so. the senior administration officials i spoke with seem completely dug in on this. they are not having meetings with the house speaker or the republican leader in the se
of state kerry seems intent on avoiding diplomatic disasters, especially in his first meeting with russia. >> we want to reset -- >> reporter: like his predecessor infamous misspelled reset button. >> we worked hard to get the right russian word. >> you got it wrong. >> reporter: kerry's photo op of the russian foreign minister was over in a minute. they seemed eager to get down to business. but when the cameras left kerry and sergei spent two hours together nearly...
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. >>> and we're learning new details about the meteor that exploded over russia two weeks ago. the latest estimates it was 56 feet across and weighed more than 700,000 tons and was moving about 40,000 miles per hour when it blew apart. the >>> right now at the vatican, it's the beginning of the end to pope benedict's reign. the pope wrapping up his final farewells, this will be the first retirement of a pope since the middle ages. before stepping down as leader of the catholic church pope benedict is going through the final steps. here he is earlier this morning appearing before an assembly of the world's cardinals. he met with each of them individually for just a minute or two. and it will now be up to many of these cardinals, these men, to choose his successor. it's an almost unprecedented challenge to an ancient religion grappling with the turmoil and scandal that's dogged benedict's reign. there's no time frame for electing the next pope, but here's how benedict's leadership will end. in the next hour at 10:45 eastern the pope leaves his vatican home, he'll fly by helicopte
. >>> and we're learning new details about the meteor that exploded over russia two weeks ago. the latest estimates it was 56 feet across and weighed more than 700,000 tons and was moving about 40,000 miles per hour when it blew apart. the >>> right now at the vatican, it's the beginning of the end to pope benedict's reign. the pope wrapping up his final farewells, this will be the first retirement of a pope since the middle ages. before stepping down as leader of the catholic...
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guest: moscow, russia is the other main cyber actor. some will say it is relatively easy to see when the chinese are attacking you. they are not the best. they're just persistent. but the russians are among the best. and when they do attack you, you may not ever know. host: in your foreign peace, but you outlined and summarize what the administration is essentially saying. diplomatic efforts for those that househost: in your thesei'. you touched on the first point, can you discuss the others? guest: you need to cooperate internationally. we are not the only country being targeted by chinese hackers. a number of countries all over the world are being attacked by them. if you can get the global community on board to combat this, that may have some impact. we're working on partnerships in the pacific where if you are found to be stealing intellectual property belonging to an american company, you can be prosecuted. u.s. companies will be able to prosecute you if you're stealing in the united states. as i mentioned, we've got the best pract
guest: moscow, russia is the other main cyber actor. some will say it is relatively easy to see when the chinese are attacking you. they are not the best. they're just persistent. but the russians are among the best. and when they do attack you, you may not ever know. host: in your foreign peace, but you outlined and summarize what the administration is essentially saying. diplomatic efforts for those that househost: in your thesei'. you touched on the first point, can you discuss the others?...
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host:rt is a russia today. here is one last tweet -- here is a story from "new york times the media distributor." guest: time warner had intentions to drop tv because of its low ratings. they are now are being aced -- s to replace it with aljazeera america. there's nothing to see yet. they have watched aljazeera english coverage and the negotiations have been under way. i also live in brooklyn, channel 92 on time warner carries aljazeera. it is on as we speak in new york. ultimately, i hope they will carry it. it is an important carrier that presents a wide variety of channels and news and the spectrum for is people and we would like to be part of that. we don't think there is any reason we should not be. host: bob wheelock is executive producer for the americas and this started -- trying to establish the new aljazeera america channel. coming up next, we'll take a look at critical reporting about bonuses paid to company executives related to the u.s. bailout. later on, our america by the numbers segment. >> chu
host:rt is a russia today. here is one last tweet -- here is a story from "new york times the media distributor." guest: time warner had intentions to drop tv because of its low ratings. they are now are being aced -- s to replace it with aljazeera america. there's nothing to see yet. they have watched aljazeera english coverage and the negotiations have been under way. i also live in brooklyn, channel 92 on time warner carries aljazeera. it is on as we speak in new york. ultimately,...
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if you think more than africa -- more than africa or nigeria or russia will grow, you will be willing to take more risks there because you think the growth is there. to a certain extent, where you seek political upheaval, it scares away investment. the world is so competitive, if you do not focus on markets, if not ready to win in markets, you will lose. >> how much of this can be a parochial discussion? let us a ge is a u.s. company, but let us talk about the european or asian companies that may be interested in investing on this side of the world. what will the u.s. due to distinguish itself? >> investment certainty. we need some how not to have all of the focus on sequestration, debt limits. that is distracting to investors. the systems of competitiveness. education, regulation. tax reform. those things that say we want people to invest in the u.s. our f.d.i in the country has trailed a lot of other places in the world. some of it is education training. there are systems of competitiveness. we know what they are. it is trying to get more of a window on that. it also helps -- the pr
if you think more than africa -- more than africa or nigeria or russia will grow, you will be willing to take more risks there because you think the growth is there. to a certain extent, where you seek political upheaval, it scares away investment. the world is so competitive, if you do not focus on markets, if not ready to win in markets, you will lose. >> how much of this can be a parochial discussion? let us a ge is a u.s. company, but let us talk about the european or asian companies...
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out the legal parameters and now by sort of laying it out in hazy terms, has left open the rights for russia or china to use a drone that will put the obama administration in a difficult position to complain, because we have not been clear about it. i have confidence that the obama administration is doing this right, and they have good people working on it. they need to be more open. they have not acknowledged in four years and 200 or more drone strikes a single person specifically who has been killed. i think both the american people and the rest of the world would have more confidence if one could come up with a list and say, here are the kinds of people who we have used lethal force against. we do not have to lay out all the intelligence and signals and intercepts, what, who is here it was. -- here is who it was. i think this person was in fact fighting against us and deserved to have a force used against them. you talk about the responsibility of the attorney general. what involvement does the legal advisor to the national security council have? guest: i had two terms. inside the white h
out the legal parameters and now by sort of laying it out in hazy terms, has left open the rights for russia or china to use a drone that will put the obama administration in a difficult position to complain, because we have not been clear about it. i have confidence that the obama administration is doing this right, and they have good people working on it. they need to be more open. they have not acknowledged in four years and 200 or more drone strikes a single person specifically who has been...
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post-soviet russia was some kind of a market economy and most of what it reward it was theft and they got an autocracy. we've got to be smart and thoughtful about what is being rewarded in the competition. i think your point is precisely right. if you go to a major law firm or health-care organizations, the most highly compensated are those actually doing the work. this is a place where state compensation schedules actually make it harder, even for the district who wanted to come to act on that principle. a final word of advice on all this, some of what we have talked about today may sound not a part of your responsibility. you're thinking in terms of statutory reform and legislation, execution, but there is a principal named walter jackson in houston who took over a turnaround school. these kids were reading at a second and third grade level. he needed people to actually knew how to teach second and third graders but these new english lit. even though the state of texas was enthusiastic about what they were doing, there are rules on the books concerning teachers of record in licensur
post-soviet russia was some kind of a market economy and most of what it reward it was theft and they got an autocracy. we've got to be smart and thoughtful about what is being rewarded in the competition. i think your point is precisely right. if you go to a major law firm or health-care organizations, the most highly compensated are those actually doing the work. this is a place where state compensation schedules actually make it harder, even for the district who wanted to come to act on that...
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russia and china today -- they say they oppose any military intervention in north korea. what's the position of the white house? >> again, i would urge you to hear what the president has to say today. i think we got to go, because -- >> can i do just one quickly? >> yes, one more, kristen. >> can you comment on or confirm the reports that the united states is preparing to establish a drone base in northwest africa? >> i think those reports are fairly old, but i have no comment on that. thanks. >> week ahead, sir? >> i do have a week ahead. >> old but no comment? >> well, i remember -- i don't know, is this a new report? there was a report that i -- >> well, in light of -- >> didn't comment on the other day or i had a comment on. i'm not sure this is a new report. >> do you have a timeframe on it? >> i'll have to get back to you, kristen. i'm not sure what our -- >> that you're aware of. >> sure. on sunday, the president and first lady will welcome the national governors association to the white house for the 2013 governors dinner. the vice president and dr. biden will als
russia and china today -- they say they oppose any military intervention in north korea. what's the position of the white house? >> again, i would urge you to hear what the president has to say today. i think we got to go, because -- >> can i do just one quickly? >> yes, one more, kristen. >> can you comment on or confirm the reports that the united states is preparing to establish a drone base in northwest africa? >> i think those reports are fairly old, but i...
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russia's requirement for a legally binding limit on this approach is not possible or necessary. russia should look to join the europe's defensive shield against bad actors outside of europe now as a way to promote the stability and share the burden for common european security. i call that moving from mutually assured destruction to mutually assured stability. what would the new start look like? what we call it? newest start? next start? first, and most obviously, it would reduce the overall number of nuclear weapons in the world between the two largest holders of nuclear arsenals. second, it would show progress toward article 6 of the nonproliferation treaty ahead of the 2015, and thereby increase our influence in holding people like iran to account for their threats to the viability. third, open the possibility of bringing in other countries into the nuclear reduction dialogue. if we make enough cuts to the united states and russian arsenals, we can influence others to join in a multi- lateral reductions. four-by cutting the number of weapons in the arsenal and getting rid of
russia's requirement for a legally binding limit on this approach is not possible or necessary. russia should look to join the europe's defensive shield against bad actors outside of europe now as a way to promote the stability and share the burden for common european security. i call that moving from mutually assured destruction to mutually assured stability. what would the new start look like? what we call it? newest start? next start? first, and most obviously, it would reduce the overall...
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[applause] at the same time, we will engage russia to seek further reductions in our nuclear arsenals, and continue leading the global effort to secure nuclear materials that could fall into the wrong hands -- because our ability to influence others depends on our willingness to lead. america must also face the rapidly growing threat from cyber-attacks. we know hackers steal people's identities and infiltrate private e-mail. we know foreign countries and companies swipe our corporate secrets. now our enemies are also seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, and our air traffic control systems. we cannot look back years from now and wonder why we did nothing in the face of real threats to our security and our economy. that's why, earlier today, i signed a new executive order that will strengthen our cyber defenses by increasing information sharing, and developing standards to protect our national security, our jobs, and our privacy. [applause] now, congress must act as well, by passing legislation to give our government a greater capacity to secure ou
[applause] at the same time, we will engage russia to seek further reductions in our nuclear arsenals, and continue leading the global effort to secure nuclear materials that could fall into the wrong hands -- because our ability to influence others depends on our willingness to lead. america must also face the rapidly growing threat from cyber-attacks. we know hackers steal people's identities and infiltrate private e-mail. we know foreign countries and companies swipe our corporate secrets....
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-russia talks on the drawdown of the nation's nuclear arsenals. that has also been an issue of concern. but i believe we have been staying fairly bipartisan and unified on that. your report is what causes a great deal of concern. this study of the global 0 group. i would note that vice president biden is set to meet with the russian foreign minister this weekend during the munich security conference. national security adviser tom bolon will have to moscow in february. -- tom donelon will go to moscow in february. and the president will begin to call for the deployment of strategic nuclear arsenals involving 700 delivery systems. as i read the global 0 report that you co-authored less than a year ago, you call for the elimination of all icbm's, all tactical nuclear weapons, most of the bombers, 67 b-52's @ eliminated, leaving only 80 bombers and submarines. it looks like you are down to about 28 delivery systems. this is of dramatic concern. there are worries on capitol hill that the administration could revise its missile shield strategy, or go ah
-russia talks on the drawdown of the nation's nuclear arsenals. that has also been an issue of concern. but i believe we have been staying fairly bipartisan and unified on that. your report is what causes a great deal of concern. this study of the global 0 group. i would note that vice president biden is set to meet with the russian foreign minister this weekend during the munich security conference. national security adviser tom bolon will have to moscow in february. -- tom donelon will go to...
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will spend more than china, russia, all of europe combined. if we are a second-rate power, who is first rate? >> i did not think the issue is the language used to describe it. the impact will be negative. will harm our national security and that as a problem. it will harm thousands of children thrown off of head start. it will harm children who depend on mental health services. seniors who depend on services. it will harm first responders across the country who will get furlough notices are layoff notices. teachers and the like. the consequences of this are real. there seems to be willing ness, unfortunately, among republicans on the hill, to reject the opinions of the vast majority of the american people, reject the modern propositions put forth by the president and to adopt this approach that says we would rather protect these special interest tax breaks rather than take action to keep those americans in their jobs. >> what do you say to americans who have had to make adjustments in their own family budgets and to think that cutting 3% of an
will spend more than china, russia, all of europe combined. if we are a second-rate power, who is first rate? >> i did not think the issue is the language used to describe it. the impact will be negative. will harm our national security and that as a problem. it will harm thousands of children thrown off of head start. it will harm children who depend on mental health services. seniors who depend on services. it will harm first responders across the country who will get furlough notices...
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it could happen this year where the state department spokesman will have to stand up after russia has used a drone against a dissident in the next country. the state department will have to explain why that was a bad drone strike in comparison to the united states that only conducts good and lawful drone strikes. that isn't working for our government -- that is important for our government to lay down as precisely clear roles for the use of drones. >> is it the case that if russia or china or someone were doing what mr. cole posits, we would condemn that out of hand? we would not say this trend strike was ok and that one was not. >> if russia or china were being attacked by a terrorist group that was indisputably producing -- posing imminent threat. >> the chechens attacked them at one point. >> if they were in another country posing imminent threats to russia and the country they were in was unable to prevent that threat, i think we would have to acknowledge rushers right to defend itself. >> mr. bellinger and said we need to process. not judicial process. i do not understand how the
it could happen this year where the state department spokesman will have to stand up after russia has used a drone against a dissident in the next country. the state department will have to explain why that was a bad drone strike in comparison to the united states that only conducts good and lawful drone strikes. that isn't working for our government -- that is important for our government to lay down as precisely clear roles for the use of drones. >> is it the case that if russia or...
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is there a way that the regime can be displaced given russia's support military and otherwise? >> i will answer your first question and let the secretary answer questions two, three, and four. why should they come and meet? because countries have been helping them and because we are precisely meeting to determine how to help assad change the calculation on the ground. i have said that he needs to be able to change his calculation. president obama has been engaged in examining the way that we may be able to contribute to that. that is the purpose of this meeting in rome. i would urge syria opposition to join us as a matter of practicality and informing us. i would say to them ahead of time that in our discussions today, in washington, which prompted us to accept this meeting with a new secretary of state that a beginning moment of the second term, president obama has expressed concerns about it. this moment is right for us to be considering what we can do. we understand that the syrian people want to see results in this conference. i would say, so do we. the best way get those r
is there a way that the regime can be displaced given russia's support military and otherwise? >> i will answer your first question and let the secretary answer questions two, three, and four. why should they come and meet? because countries have been helping them and because we are precisely meeting to determine how to help assad change the calculation on the ground. i have said that he needs to be able to change his calculation. president obama has been engaged in examining the way that...
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there was hope for democracy in russia. putin has consolidated power and the difficult for democrats in russia to be able to have democratic government. that is the big worry. look at what russia and china have done in the united nations. they have made it difficult to slap sanctions on iran and to prevent iran from having a nuclear weapon. i have seen russian democracy slide backwards as long as putin in there. i think the russian people want democracy. putin is trying to be like the old russian leaders and trying to rule with an iron fist. i think it strangles russian democracy. we see less and less freedoms for the people. they are an important country. host: we have another tweet. host: you have nothing to do with this nomination. what a year thoughts about senator hagel? guest: if you start a precedent that you need 60 votes, i think that is a bad precedent. i've had some questions about senator hagel. majority should prevail. host: how would you vote? guest: i don't like hypothetical. once you start with this nominati
there was hope for democracy in russia. putin has consolidated power and the difficult for democrats in russia to be able to have democratic government. that is the big worry. look at what russia and china have done in the united nations. they have made it difficult to slap sanctions on iran and to prevent iran from having a nuclear weapon. i have seen russian democracy slide backwards as long as putin in there. i think the russian people want democracy. putin is trying to be like the old...
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you have to add a cooperating, russia cooperating. all of this is working to contain the program from pressure on iran. you're then going to have to negotiate a deal. sanctions have never forced the country to come up laps or comply in giving up their nuclear programs. -- collapsed or comply in giving up their nuclear programs. can we set a tough program? yes, we can. and we have. asat program, a cyber-worm, that destroys about 8000 of the very delicate iranian centrifuges. they have them covered. they have expanded the program. i have no doubt we are trying to stop the program. we can delay it. host: a quick question, is that iran or of korea more of a threat? guest: north korea has weapons. you always start with capability, what you have and what you are capable of doing. intentions are tough to judge so all intelligence starts with capabilities and the delay on intentions. north korea has the clear weapons, that is a more serious threat to you than iran, which does not have the clear weapons and are years away from developing the c
you have to add a cooperating, russia cooperating. all of this is working to contain the program from pressure on iran. you're then going to have to negotiate a deal. sanctions have never forced the country to come up laps or comply in giving up their nuclear programs. -- collapsed or comply in giving up their nuclear programs. can we set a tough program? yes, we can. and we have. asat program, a cyber-worm, that destroys about 8000 of the very delicate iranian centrifuges. they have them...
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petersburg, russia. a runoff was a technical pianist. history records in rarely missed a note despite the enormous complexity of his compositions. but you chose to use your hands to orchestrate other kinds of efforts. you worked both ends up on paddling avenue. he and soviet advocated an instructive for the purity of public service. then the nation called again and you answered again. so for the past four years you have led those in the intelligence and defense communities, those trusted with protecting our nation and our families. you have led the fight for the proper amount of resources. you balance the threat of external attack with the threat of internal and insolvency. you once said diversity in america is as old as this nation itself. you did more than just speak about it. you took action. you have insured our forces will be able to draw upon the very best this nation has to offer. you have overseen the fielding of nuclear capabilities to meet the threats of tomorrow, and you have demonstrated that steadfast commitment to families
petersburg, russia. a runoff was a technical pianist. history records in rarely missed a note despite the enormous complexity of his compositions. but you chose to use your hands to orchestrate other kinds of efforts. you worked both ends up on paddling avenue. he and soviet advocated an instructive for the purity of public service. then the nation called again and you answered again. so for the past four years you have led those in the intelligence and defense communities, those trusted with...
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host: a lot of stories deal with the asteroid over russia. this is the announcement of a hearing taking a look at asteroids. it is from the house science, space and technology committee. according to chairman of lamar smith -- this morning a smaller meteorite hit a russian city injuring hundreds. it will invest in a future hearing in the house of representatives. democrats line. caller: i just want to say that many conservatives have been saying for the last couple of years that they are against spending. we have to cut back spending. all of a sudden they say we should put an armed guard in every school, turning them into fortresses. if you look at how many schools there are, there are a hundred thousand fund -- 100,000 public schools. that includes just high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools. i will let you do the math on how much it will cost to turn every school into a fortress. against spending. at the drop of a hat they are ready to spend all of the money to turn schools into fortresses and they want to handguns to teachers
host: a lot of stories deal with the asteroid over russia. this is the announcement of a hearing taking a look at asteroids. it is from the house science, space and technology committee. according to chairman of lamar smith -- this morning a smaller meteorite hit a russian city injuring hundreds. it will invest in a future hearing in the house of representatives. democrats line. caller: i just want to say that many conservatives have been saying for the last couple of years that they are...
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the money to pay our insurance and stuff, they just refuse to do it, and they are shipping coal to russia and china. i can understand why the government puts up with this stuff like this, let's this stuff go on. they keep passing laws like that trying to help people. they have not helped people since the reagan administration. have gone downhill ever since. ever since he did away with airline controllers, everything has gone downhill. it is just like coal. all your coal moves out to the east coast, north, and the only reason we are talking about coal is because coal is coming down from the unit -- coal is coming down to the united states from canada. host: front page of "the washington post," "the fed is unlikely to pull stimulus plug soon." "stocks on wednesday tumbled on concerns after a recent meeting growing debate about the initiative with the federal bank, but is the prevailing sentiment at the fed on recent remarks that the central bank's efforts putting tens of billions of dollars into the economy every month should not end anytime soon." right next to that on the front page, "chi
the money to pay our insurance and stuff, they just refuse to do it, and they are shipping coal to russia and china. i can understand why the government puts up with this stuff like this, let's this stuff go on. they keep passing laws like that trying to help people. they have not helped people since the reagan administration. have gone downhill ever since. ever since he did away with airline controllers, everything has gone downhill. it is just like coal. all your coal moves out to the east...
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/russia/guatemala issue. this is a global issue, just as we have tried to address war and conflict, democracy, human rights. we need to look at it that way and do everything we can, weather it be the u.s. or russian government, to make sure children have everything they need to become productive adults -- whether it be the u.s. or russian government. my organization is making sure the u.s. takes a leadership role because we have a lot of history and experience. it has taken us time to get to this place. one of the huge success stories is if you look at the early 1990's, we were only adopting about 20,000 of our children in foster care, and that number has doubled because of the policies you are calling for. we have learned from the experience and had the opportunity. we believe we should work with other governments so they can have that success. host: next up is steve from new jersey on our line for independents. he has a son who caller: is adopted -- he has a son who was adopted. caller: we adopted our son 1
/russia/guatemala issue. this is a global issue, just as we have tried to address war and conflict, democracy, human rights. we need to look at it that way and do everything we can, weather it be the u.s. or russian government, to make sure children have everything they need to become productive adults -- whether it be the u.s. or russian government. my organization is making sure the u.s. takes a leadership role because we have a lot of history and experience. it has taken us time to get to...
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we will have to start drawing some lines if we have any hope of dealing with countries like russia and china on this subject. that discussion has not really started. >> thank you. i want to raise another topic. half of my time is spent in academia and one of the favorites things for the provost and others to talk about is interdisciplinary research. everyone loves it and supports it. in practice, no one really wants to do it. i wonder if there's an analogy for joint operations of the military? i think they are viewed as a wave of the future and many successful operations of joint collaboration across services. the question i have as a total outsider is, is there a way for joint operations or joint planning to participate in the drawdown, for the budget? >> sure. i think one of the things that has happened, particularly as you talk about jointness is the creation of large and joint headquarters. if you look at the service personnel allocations, they are sized for the services. they're not sized for the growth and the number of joint headquarters that are taking place. so the services ar
we will have to start drawing some lines if we have any hope of dealing with countries like russia and china on this subject. that discussion has not really started. >> thank you. i want to raise another topic. half of my time is spent in academia and one of the favorites things for the provost and others to talk about is interdisciplinary research. everyone loves it and supports it. in practice, no one really wants to do it. i wonder if there's an analogy for joint operations of the...